高考英语阅读理解抓分练习精品(47)

（英语）高考英语阅读理解抓分精品训练及解析一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解There might be as many as 10 million species of complex life on this planet today —— a huge number. But add up all of the complex species that ever lived and some biologists think the grand total would be about five billion. The estimate leads to an astonishing conclusion: a staggering 99% of species are not around any more. They have been driven to extinction.More species are joining the ranks of the extinct every year. Many scientists believe we are living through an episode of remarkably rapid extinction, on a scale that has been seen only five times in the last half a billion years.They call this current episode the sixth mass extinction —— a large, global decline in a wide variety of species over a relatively short period of time. And they tend to agree that humans arethe main cause.Over-hunting, overfishing, and human-driven habitat loss are pushing many species to the brink. In fact, we have changed the planet so much that some geologists are now suggesting thatwe have entered a new phase in Earth's history; an epoch they call the ＂Anthropocene＂. By 2100, it is expected that humans will have caused the extinction of up to half of the world's current species.Because we are living through this extinction, it is relatively easy for us to study the driving forces behind it. But how do we determine what caused other mass die-offs that happened long ago? To do so we have to look at what archaeologists, palaeontologists, geologists and other scientists have concluded from the evidence they have gathered.The trouble is, those scientists do not always agree with one another —— even about the most recent extinction event. As well as the five-or six- mass extinctions, there have also been many smaller extinctions.One of these mini extinction events happened towards the end of the Pleistocene, a few tensof thousands of years ago. It is sometimes called the ＂megafaunal＂ extinction because many ofthe species it claimed were particularly large animals, weighing more than 97lb (44kg). However,its cause remains a debate amongst scientists.（1）What can we learn about the sixth mass extinction？A. Humans are the main cause of it.B. It means a global decline over a long time.C. It occurred towards the end of the Pleistocene.D. Scientists still disagree about the causeof it.（2）What can be inferred from the text about species？A. 99% of species will not be around any more by 2100.B. By the 22nd century, there will probably be about five million on this planet.C. About eight years later we will enter what is called the ＂Anthropocene＂.D. It is not easy for us to figure out causes behind the＂Anthropocene＂.（3）Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word in the last paragraph ?A. Land animals.B. Marine life.C. Huge animals.D. Flesh-eating creatures.【答案】（1）A（2）B（3）C【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，许多科学家认为，我们正经历着地球史上第六次大规模物种灭绝，主要原因是人类的过度捕猎、过度捕捞和人类栖息地的丧失。

2014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题（38）及答案科普知识型阅读理解(二)(一)Plants have family values, too, it seems, with new research suggesting they can recognize close relatives in order to work together.An ability to tell family from strangers is well known in animals, allowing them to cooperate and share resources, but plants may possess similar social skills, scientists believe.Susan Dudley and Amanda File of McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, report they have demonstrated for the first time that plants can recognize their kin.This suggests that plants, though lacking recognition and memory, are capable of complex social interactions.“Plants have this kind of hidden but complicated soc ial life，” Dudley said.The study found plants from the same species of beach­dwelling wildflower grew aggressively alongside unrelated neighbors but were less competitive when they shared soil with their families.Sea rocket, a North American species, showed stronger and healthier root growth when planted in pots with strangers than when raised with relatives from the same maternal(母系的) family, the study found.This is an example of kin selection, a behavior common in animals in which closely related individuals take a group approach to succeeding in their environment, the researchers said.Kin selection also applies to competition, because if family members compete less with each other, the group will do better overall. “Everywhere you look, plants are growing right up next to other plants，” Dudley said，“ Usually it’s a case of each plant for itself. But sometimes those plants are related, and there are benefits to not wasting resources on being competitive, and there is not really a cost to not being compe titive as long as your neighbor is also not being competitive.”Learning and memory appear to be important for kin recognition in animals, but this isn’t an option for plants, she noted.Some researchers speculate(猜测) that plants communicate through their roots, identifying themselves using tiny chemical signatures specific to each plant’s family.( )6.What’s the main idea of the message?A．Studies find plants can recognize, communicate with relatives.B．Kin selection is important for plants.C．Animals can recognize and memorize their relatives.D．Competition asks plants to recognize their relatives.( )7.Which of the following is NOT right about animals’ social skill?A．Animals can recognize and memorize their relatives.B．Animals’ social skill is to coop erate and share resources.C．Animals’ social skill can recognize close relatives in order to work together.D．Animals’ social skill is no use at all.( )8.Plants’ kin selection is to ________.A．grow well B．compete with other kinds of plants C．strengthen the relationship among siblings D．find which one is the best ( )9.From the passage，we learn that ________.A．sea rocket is a South American speciesB．sea rocket grows aggressively alongside unrelated neighborsC．sea rocket grows aggressively alongside its siblingsD．sea rocket is a kind of bush without flowers( )10.How can the plants communicate with each other according to experts’ suppose?A．Plants communicate by using tiny chemical signatures specific t o each plant’s family.B．Plants communicate with each other through their roots.C．Plants communicate with each other by their leaves.D．Plants communicate with each other with their flowers.(一)本文是科普说明文。

2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练题（37）及答案阅读理解It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 1997, to support the Red Cross’s campaign for a total ban on allanti-personnel landmines. Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the World were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. “I knew the statistics,” she said. “But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like When I met Sandra, a 13-year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her.”The Princess concluded, with a simple message: “We must stop landmines”. And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message.But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an, attack on the Princess in the press. They described her as “veryill-informed” and a “loose cannon (乱放炮的人).”The Princess responded by brushing aside the cr iticisms: “This is a distraction (干扰) we do not need. All I’m trying to do is help.”Opposition parties, the media and the Public immediately voiced their support for the Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged that the Princ ess’s trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-informed about both the situation in Angola and the British government’s policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe embarrassment for the government.To try and limit the damage, the Foreign Secretary, Malcolm Rifkind, claimed that the Princess’s views on landmines were not very different from government policy, and that it was “working towards” a worldwide ban. The Defense Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the matter was “a misinterpretation or misunderstanding.”For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landminescan cause. She said that the experience had also given her the Chance to get closer to people and their problems.1、. Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997 ________.A. to voice her support for a total ban of landminesB. to clarify the British government’s stand on la ndminesC. to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims thereD.to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims2、. What did Diana mean when she said “... putting a face to those figuresbrought the reality home to me” (Line 5, Para. 1)?A. She just couldn’t bear to meet the landmine victims face to face.B. The actual situation in Angola made her feel like going back home.C.Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics.D.Seeing the pain of the victims made her realize the seriousness of the situation.3、. What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola?A.It had caused embarrassment to the British government.B. It had brought her closer to the ordinary people.C.It had greatly promoted her popularity.D. It had affected her relations with the British government.4、. How did Diana respond to the criticisms?A. She paid no attention to them.B. She made more appearances on TV.C.She met the 13-year-old girl as planned.D. She rose to argue with her opponents.参考答案/ ADBAPlants can’t communicate by moving or making sounds, as most animals do. Instead,plants produce volatile compounds，chemicals that easily change from a liquid to a gas. A flower’ s sweet smell, for example, comes from volatile compounds that the plant produces to attract insects such as bugs and bees.Plants can also detect volatile compounds produced by other plants.A tree under attack by hungry insects, for instance, may give off volatile compounds that let other trees know about the attack. In response, the other trees may send off chemicals to keep the bugs away —or even chemicals that attract the bugs’ natural enemies.Now scientists have created a quick way to understand what plants are saying: a chemical sensor(传感器quickly detect whether plants are being eaten by insects. But today the only way to detect such insects is to visually inspect individual plants. This is a challenging task for managers of greenhouses ，enclosed gardens that can house thousands of plants.the device, 13 sensors chemically react with volatile compounds. Based on theseusing computer software.To test the nose, the team presented it with healthy leaves from cucumber, pepper and tomato plants, all common greenhouse crops. Then the scientists collected samples of air around damaged leaves from each type of crop. These plants had been damaged by insects, or by scientists who made holes in the leaves with a hole punch (打孔器)．，pepper and tomato plants based on the volatile compounds they produce. It could also identify tomato leaves that had been damaged. But even more impressive, the device could tell which type of damage — by insects or with a hole punch — had been done to the tomato leaves.，to quickly spot harmful bugs, the researchers say. A device like this could also be used to identify fruits that are perfectly ripe and ready to pick and eat, says Natalia Dudareva, a biochemist at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. who studies smellsof flowers and plants. Hopefully, scientists believe, the device could bring large benefits to greenhouse managers in the near future.【文章大意概括】植物会说话吗？植物如何“交流”？本文中的科学家们正在尝试用来测试植物受到伤害时的反应。

2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练题（38）及答案阅读理解If you travel to a new exhibit at the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers, you will have chances to see some meat-eating plants. Take bladderworts, a kind of such plant, for example. They appear so small and grow in a quiet pond. But these are the fastest-known killers of the plant kingdom, able to capture a small insect in 1/50 of a second using a trap door!Once the trap door closes on the victim, the enzymes(酶) similar to those in the human stomach slowly digest the insect. When dinner is over, the plant opens the trap door and is ready to trap again.Meat-eating plants grow mostly in wet areas with soil that doesn’ t offer much food value. In such conditions, these amazing plants have developed insect traps to get their nutritional needs over thousands of years. North America has more such plants than any other continent.Generally speaking, the traps may have attractive appearance to fool the eye, like pitcher plants, which get their name because they look like beautiful pitchers (a container like a bottle) full of nectar(花蜜)．The Asian pitcher plant, for example, has bright colors and an attractive half-closed lid. Curious insects are tempted to come close and take a sip, and then slide down the slippery (光滑的)slope to their deaths.Hair-like growths along the pitcher walls ensure that nothing cab escape, and the digestive enzymes can get to work. A tiny insect can be digested in a few hours, but a fly takes a couple of days.Some of these pitchers are large enough to hold two gallons. Meat eating plants only eat people in science fiction movies, but sometimes a bird or other small animals will discover that a pitcher plant isn’ t a good place to get a drink.【文章大意概括】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了一些特别的植物——靠捕食动物获得生长所需养分的“食肉植物”。

2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练（52）及答案阅读理解Hans was an honest fellow with a funny round good-humored face．Living alone, every day heworked in his garden．In all the countryside there was no garden so lovely as his．All sorts offlowers grew there, blooming in their proper order as the months went by, one flower takinganother flower’splace, so that there were always beautiful things to see, and pleasant odors tosmell．Hans had many friends, the most devoted being the Miller．So devoted was the rich Miller toHans that he’d never go by his garden without plucking a large bunch of flowers or a handful ofsweet herbs, or filling his pockets with fruits．The Miller used to talk about noble ideas, and Hansnodded and smiled, feeling proud of having such a friend．The neighbors thought it strange that the rich Miller never gave Hans anything in return,though he had hundreds of sacks of flour, many cows and sheep, but Hans never troubled his headabout these, and nothing gave him greater pleasure than to listen to all the wonderful things aboutthe unselfishness of true friendship．In spring, summer, and autumn Hans was very happy, but when winter came, and he had nofruit or flowers to sell, he suffered from cold and hunger．Though extremely lonely, the Millernever came to see him then．“There’s no good in going to see Hans while the snow lasts．” The Miller said to his wife,．So I’ll wait till the spring comes when“When people are in trouble they shouldn’t be botheredhe’s happy to give me flowers．”quite a treat to hear you talkanswered his wife, “It’s“You’recertainly very thoughtful,”about friendship．”．“I’ll give him half my meal, and show him “Couldn’t we ask Hans up here?” said their sonmy white rabbits．”　．“I really don’t know what’s the use of sending you to “How silly you are!” cried the Millerschool．If Hans came up here, and saw our warm fire, our good supper, and our red wine, he mightget envious, and envy is a most terrible thing, and would spoil anybody’s nature．I am his best．Besides, iffriend, and I’ll always watch over him, and see that he’s not led into any temptation Hans came here, he might ask me for some flour．Flour is one thing, and friendship is another, andthey shouldn’t be confused．The words are spelt differently, and mean quite differentthings．Everybody can see that．” He looked seriously at his son, who felt so ashamed that he hunghis head down, and grew quite scared, and began to cry into his tea．Spring coming, the Miller went down to see Hans．Again he talked about friendship．“Hans,．See, how lovely yourfriendship never forgets．I’m afraid you don’t understand the poetry of liferoses are!”Hans said he wanted to sell them in the market to buy back his things which were sold duringthe hard time of the winter．hings．I think being generous is the base of friendship．” said the “I’ll give you many good tMiller．“And now, as I’ll give you many good things, I’m sure you’d like to give me some flowers in return．Here’s the basket, and fill it quite full．”Poor Hans was afraid to say anything．He ran and plucked all his pretty roses, and filled theMiller’s basket, imagining the many good things promised by the Miller．The next day he heard the Miller calling: “Hans, would you mind carrying this sack of flourfor me to market?”ry, but I am really very busy today．”“I’m sorrathersaid the Miller, “considering t hat I’m going to give you my things, it’s“Well,”　．”unfriendly of you to refuse．Upon my word, you mustn’t mind my speaking quite plainly to you Poor Hans was driven by his friendship theory to work hard for his best friend, leaving hisgarden dry and wasted．One evening Hans was sitting by fire when the Miller came．cried the Miller, “My l ittle boy has fallen off a ladder and hurt himself, and I’m “Hans,”　．It has just occurredgoing for the Doctor．But he lives so far away, and it’s such a bad windy nightto me that you can go instead of me．You know I’m going to give you my good things, so youshould do something for me in return．”“Certainly,” cried Hans．He struggled into the stormy night, and got the doctor to ride a horsehouse in time to save the boy．However, Hans got lost in the darkness, andto the Miller’swandered off into a deep pool, drowned．．I should walk at the head of the At Hans’ funeral, the Miller said, “I was his best friendprocession．” Every now and then he wiped his eyes with a handkerchief．16．From the passage, we can learn that Hans ___________．A．was extremely wise and noble B．was highly valued by the MillerC．admired the Miller very much D．had a strong desire for fortune．17．“Flour is one thing, and friendship is another” can be understood as ___________ A．“Different words may mean quite different things．”B．“Interest is permanent while friendship is flexible．”．”C．“I’m afraid you don’t understand the poetry of lifeD．“I think being generous is the base of friendship．”．18．From the Miller’s talk at home, we can see he was ___________A．serious but kind B．helpful and generousC．caring but strict D．selfish and cold-hearted（悲惨的事）?19．What’s the main cause of Hans’ tragedyA．True friendship between them．B．A lack of formal education．C．A sudden change of weather．D．Blind devotion to a friend．20．The author described the Miller’s behavior in order to ___________．A．entertain the readers with an incredible joking taleB．show the friendship between Hans and the MillerC．warn the readers about the danger of a false friendD．persuade people to be as intelligent as the Miller参考答案（D）CBDDC四川卷，A)(2011·It's 5：00 in the morning when the alarm (闹钟) rings in my ears. I roll out of bed and walkblindly through the dark into the bathroom. I turn on the light and put on my glasses. The house isstill as I walk downstairs while my husband and three kids sleep peacefully. Usually I go for along run, but today I choose my favorite exercise DVD, Insanity. Sweat pours down my face andinto my eyes. My heart races as I force my body to finish each movement. As I near the end of the exercise, I feel extremely tired, but a smile is on my face. It's not a smile because the DVD is over,but a smile of success from pushing my body to its extreme limit.Some people enjoy shopping, smoking, food, work, or even chocolate. But I need exercise toget through each day. Some shake heads when they see me run through the town. Others get hurt when I refuse to try just one bite of their grandmother's chocolate cake. They raise their eyebrows,，” or by my choice to have a salad. Over the years, I have learned surprised by my “no thank youit's okay to just say “no”. I shouldn't feel sorry for refusing food that I don't want to eat.So what drives me to roll out of bed at 5：00 a．m.？What gives me the reason to just say no to ice cream? Commitment. A commitment to change my life with a way that reduces daily anxiety, increases self-confidence and energy，extends life and above all improves my body shape.This is the point where a smile appears on my face as I look at myself in the mirror or try onmy favorite pair of jeans that now fit just right.It's through commitment and sweat that I can makea difference within myself inside and out.一个每天按时起床锻炼身体的女人，一个有着自己个性与喜好的女人，为了保持自己的体型，降低压力，提高自信，坚持着这种日复一日的锻炼，让自己每天都挂着笑容面对生活。

2014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习精品（32）及答案阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读些列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出你最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

ASometimes, the simplest ideas are the best．For example, to absorb heat from the sun to heat water, you need large, flat, black surfaces．One way to do that is to build those surfaces specially, on the roofs of buildings．But why go to all that trouble when cities are full of black surfaces already, in the form of asphalt （柏油） roads?Ten years ago, this thought came into the mind of Arian de Bondt, a Dutch engineer．He finally persuaded his boss to follow it up．The result is that their building is now heated in winter and cooled in summer by a system that relies on the surface of the road outside．The heat-collector is a system of connected water pipes．Most of them run from one side of the street to the other, just under the asphalt road．Some, however, dive deep into the ground．When the street surface gets hot in summer, water pumped through the pipes picks up this heat and takes it underground through one of the diving pipes．At a depth of 100 meters lies a natural aquifer （蓄水层） into which several heat exchangers （交换器） have been built．The hot water from the street runs through these exchangers, warming the ground-water, before returning to the surface through another pipe．The aquifer is thus used as a heat store．In winter, the working system is changed slightly．Water is pumped through the heat exchangers to pick up the heat stored during summer．This water goes into the building and is used to warm the place up．After performing that task, it is pumped under the asphalt and its remaining heat keeps the road free of snow and ice．1．Which of the following is true according to the first two paragraphs?A．Arian de Bondt got his idea from his boss．B．Large, flat, black surfaces need to be built in cities．C．The Dutch engineer's system has been widely used．D．Heat can also be collected from asphalt roads．2．For what purpose are the diving pipes used?A．To absorb heat from the sun． B．To store heat for future use．C．To turn solar energy into heat energy．D．To carry heat down below the surface．3．From the last paragraph we can learn that ________．A．some pipes have to be re-arranged in winterB．the system can do more than warming up the buildingC．the exchangers will pick up heat from the street surfaceD．less heat may be collected in winter than in summer4．What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?A．What we shall do if the system goes wrong．B．What we shall do if there are no asphalt roads．C．How the system cools the building in summer．D．How the system collects heat in spring and autumn．参考答案---DDBCAs thousands of communities in the USA —especially in the South —became booming gateways for immigrant families from Central and South America during the 1990s and the early years of the new century, public schools struggled with the unfamiliar task of serving the large numbers of English learners arriving in their classrooms.Education programs needed to be built from scratch. “We had no teaching resources suitable for English learners here before. We had to develop them all ourselves,”a Texas principal said. Throughout the country, districts had to train their own teachers to teach English to non-native speakers or recruit teachers from elsewhere.School staff members had to figure out how to communicate with parents who spoke no English.But even as immigration has slowed or stopped in many places, and instructional programs for English-learners have matured, serving immigrant families and their children remains a work in progress in many public schools, especially those in communities that are skeptical, or sometimes unwelcoming, to the newcomers. One of the biggest challenges educators face, is communicating effectively with parents who don’t speak English —an issue that, in part, has contributed to recent complaints of discrimination by Latino students in some cities.“The parents’ role is very important for the success of these student s, but it's also one of the most difficult things we’ve had to tackle,” said Jim D. Rollins, the president of the Springdale school district, where the 19,000-student school system has gone from having no English-learners 15 years ago to more than 7,500 now. “You have to make it a priority and work on it, work on it, and work on it.”Aside from the practical challenges, such as finding bilingual (会说两种语言的) staff members, guiding districts through such dramatic changes requires school leaders to bridge difficult political and cultural divides. For school leaders in the South, especially in the last few years, this difficult job has been made harder still by the negative attitudes of some locals towards immigrants.36. According to the passage, what is the problem that public schools are facing?A. Handling more cases from the immigrant Mexican communities.B. Offering services to immigrant families in the southern states.C. Offering enough communicative lessons to immigrant parents.D. Providing education for non-native English learners.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。

高考英语阅读理解抓分精选训练（44）阅读理解 CGreenspace facilities (设备) are contributing to an important degree to thequality of the city environment. Fortunately it is no longer necessary that everylecture or every book about this subject has to start with the proof of this idea.At present it is generally accepted, although more as a self-proved statement thanon the ba se of a closely reasoned scientific proof. Recognizing the importance ofgreenspaces in the city environment is a first step on the right way, this does not mean,however, that enough details are known about the functions of greenspace in townsand about the way in which people are using these spaces. As to this subjectI shall within the scope (范围) of this lecture, enter into one aspect only, namelythe recreative function of greenspace facilities.The theoretical separation of living, working, traffic and recreation which formany years has been used in town and country planning, has in my opinion resultedin more attention for forms of recreation far from home, while there was relativelylittle attention for improvement of recreative possibilities in the direct neighborhood of the home. Wehave come to the conclusion that this is not right, because an important part of the time which we do not pass in sleeping or working, is usedfor activities at and around home. So it is obvious that recreation in the open airhas to begin at the street door of the house. The city environment has to offer a s many recreation activities as possible, and the design of these has to be such thatmore required activities can also have recreative aspect.The very best standard of living is nothing if it is not possible to take a pleasant walk in the district,if the children cannot be allowed to play in the streets because the risks of traffic are too great, if during shopping you can nowhere find a spotfor enjoying for a moment the nice weather, in short, if you only feel yo urself at home after the street door of your house is closed after you.10. The importance of greenspaces in the city environment _____.A. is still unknownB. is paid little attention toC. is accepted on the base of scientific proofD. has been recognized11.For many years town and country planning has _____.A.brought living areas and places of entertainment close togetherB.separated recreation facilities far from homeC.improved recreative possibilities in the neighborhoodD.enabled people to reach the best standard of living12.The word “recreation ” in the passage probably means,_____.A. activities done for pleasure or enjoymentB. doing something again in acreative wayC. doing something important after workD. required activities done afterwork13.According to the author, greenspaces should be designed _____.A.to reduce the number of recreative activitiesB.to attract more and more peopleC.for people to use more convenientlyD.for people to do recreative activities at the street door of the house14.The main idea of this passage is that _____.A.attention must be paid to the improvement of recreationB.greenspace facilities should be used better to improve the quality of lifeC.the city environment is providing more recreative activitiesD.we should try our best to raise our living standard参照答案10— 14 DBACB（三）[2013 ·安徽省级示范高中名校联考]Switzerland is the best place to be born in the world in 2013， and the US is just 16th. A new study made by the Economist Intelligence Unit says American babies willhave a dimmer future than those born in Hong Kong，Ireland and even Canada. The EIU，a sister company of the Economist，tried to measure how well countries will providethe best opportunities for a healthy，safe and prosperous life in years to come.People born in Switzerland will tend to be the happiest and have the best qualityof life judged in terms of wealth ， health and trust in public institutions，accordingto the analysis. The Scandinavian countries of Norway，Sweden and Denmark also all make the top five in a‘quality-of-life' index(指数)highlighting where it is bestto be born next year.One of the most important factors is being rich，but other factors come intoplay —including crime，trust in public institutions and the health of family life.In total，the index takes into account 11 factors. These include fixed factors suchas geography ， others that change slowly over time such as demography ( 人口统计学 ) ，social and cultural characteristics, and the state of the world economy. The indexalso looks at income per head in 2030 ，which is roughly when children born in 2013will reach adulthood. Small economies take up the top 10 countries ， with Australia coming second and New Zealand and the Netherlands not too far behind.Half of the top 10 countries are European ，but only one， the Netherlands ， is from the euro-zone. The crisis-ridden south of Europe，including Greece，Portugal and Spain ，falls behind despite the advantage of a favourable climate. Interestingly ，the largest European economies — Germany， France and Britain — do not do particularly well. Nigeria has the unenviable( 不值得敬羡的 )title of being the worst country for a baby to enter the world in 2013.11． According to the passage ， the happiest people live in________ ．A．Denmark B ． SwitzerlandC．Germany D ． Nigeria12． The factors of telling the best place to be born don't include________．A．economyB．geographyC．trust in public institutionsD．pollution13． Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?A．The Economist Intelligence Unit is a company.B．The Economist attempted to measure the best place to live.C．The Scandinavian countries are hardly at the top of the list.D．Half of the top 10 countries are from the eurozone.14． The purpose of the text is to show people________.A．the best place to be born in 2013B．a new study made by the EIUC．the worst country to be born in 2013D．the factors of measuring the best place to be born【语篇导读】本文主要经过经济学人智库对国家的幸福指数的研究得出在瑞士出生的人是最幸福的，生活质量也最高，而挪威、瑞典和丹麦这几个斯堪的纳维亚国家也跻身前五名。

定额市鞍钢阳光实验学校2014高考英语阅读理解抓分精品练习（43）及答案Most of us spend our lives seeking the natural world. To this end, we walk the dog, play golf, go fishing, sit in the garden, drink outside rather than inside the pub, have a picnic, live in the suburbs, go to the seaside, buy a weekend place in the country. The most popular free time activity in Britain is going for a walk. And when joggers (慢跑者) jog, they don’t run the streets. Every one of them automatically heads to the park or the river. It is my firm belief that not only do we all need nature, but we all seek nature, whether we know we are doing so or not.But despite this, our children are growing up nature-deprived (丧失). I spent my boyhood climbing trees. These days, children are robbed of these ancient freedoms, due to problems like crime, traffic, the loss of the open spaces and strange new ideas about what is best for children, that is to say, things that can be bought, rather than things that can be found.The truth is to be found elsewhere. A study in the US: families had moved to better housing and the children were assessed for ADHD (多动症). Those whose housing had more natural views showed an improvement of 19%; those who had the same improvement in material surroundings but no nice view improved just 4%.A study in Sweden indicated that kindergarten children who could play in a natural environment had less illness and greater physical ability than children used only to a normal playground. A US study suggested that when a school gave children access to a natural environment, the entire school would do better in studies.Another study found that children play differently in a natural environment. In playgrounds, children create a hierarchy (等级) based on physical abilities, with the tough ones taking the lead. But when a grassy area was planted with bushes, the children got much more into fantasy play, and the social hierarchy was now based on imagination and creativity.Most bullying (恃强凌弱) is found in schools where there is a tarmac (柏油碎石) playground; the least bullying is in a natural area that the children are encouraged to explore. This reminds me unpleasantly of Sunnyhill School, with its hard tarmac, where I used to hang about in corners dreaming about wildlife.But children are frequently discouraged from involvement with natural spaces, for health and safety reasons, for fear that they might get dirty or that they might cause damage. So, instead, the damage is done to the children themselves: not to their bodies but to their souls.One of the great problems of modern childhood is ADHD, now increasingly and expensively treated with drugs. Yet one study afteranother indicates that contact with nature gives huge benefits to ADHD children. However, we spend money on drugs rather than on green places.The life of old people is much better when they have access to nature. The most important for the growing population of old people is in quality rather than quantity of years. And study after study finds that a garden is the single most important thing in finding that quality.In wider and more difficult areas of life, there is evidence to indicate that natural surroundings improve all kinds of things. Even problems with crime and aggressive behaviour are reduced when there is contact with the natural world.Dr William Bird, researcher from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, states in his study, “A natural environment can reduce violent behaviour because its process helps reduce anger and behavior that people might regret later.” Wild places need e ncouraging for this reason, no matter how small their contribution.We tend to think human beings are doing nature some kind of favour when we are protecting nature. The error here is far too deep: not only do humans need nature for themselves, but the very idea that humanity and the natural world are separable things is damaging.Human beings are a species of animals. For seven million years we lived on the planet as part of nature. So we miss the natural world and long for contact with non-human life. Anyone who has patted a dog, stroked a cat, sat under a tree with a glass of beer, given or received a bunch of flowers or chosen to walk through the park on a nice day, understands that.We need the wild world. It is necessary to our well-being, our health, our happiness. Without other living things around us we are less than human.15. What is the author’s firm belief?A. People seek nature in different ways.B. People should spend most of their lives in the wild.C. People have quite different ideas of nature.D. People must make more efforts to study nature.16. What does the author say people prefer for their children nowadays?A. Personal freedom.B. Things that are natural.C. Urban surroundings.D. Things that are purchased.17. What does a study in Sweden show?A. The natural environment can help children learn better.B. More access to nature makes children less likely to fall ill.C. A good playground helps kids develop their physical abilities.D. Natural views can prevent children from developing ADHD.18. Children who have chances to explore natural areas ________.A. tend to develop a strong love for scienceB. are more likely to dream about wildlifeC. tend to be physically tougher in adulthoodD. are less likely to be involved in bullying19. What does the author suggest we do to help children with ADHD?A. Find more effective drugs for them.B. Provide more green spaces for them.C. Place them under more personal care.D.Engage them in more meaningful activities.20. In what way do elderly people benefit from their contact with nature?A. They look on life optimistically.B. They enjoy a life of better quality.C. They are able to live longer.D. They become good-humoured.参考答案15. A。

新高考英语阅读理解热点话题+体裁分类训练(高考模拟+名校真题)专题47 医护人员（2022·河南·鹤壁高中模拟预测）As medical science develops rapidly with technologies, what is left for the doctor to do?For medical humanist Dr. Abraham Verghese, the answer is simple: Spend more time getting to know your patients as people. Take the time to read a poem and other literature. Do your part to bridge the gap between the two cultures of science and the humanities.It takes a doctor who knows a patient’s life history to make the best use of these tools, Verghese said. And that means having insight into human character.Verghese said machines “have gone beyond human beings in their capacity to care for the patient,” that is, in diagnosing illnesses and indicating the best treatment.But doctors can awaken the human spirit, the knowledge of human beings and their motivations, which can pull together a life picture of a patient and understand them as more than a collection of symptoms.Case history: A 64-year-old man admitted to the hospital after repeated falls, pains, and the loss of two teeth that just fell out, with no apparent cause. What was wrong? Was it his medicine? Was it alcohol abuse?The man rapidly improved after being hospitalized. It turned out he had “bachelor scurvy”, a disease among old men who lives alone, which results from a lack of nutrition.“He was surviving on no fruits or vegetables, just alcohol and processed meats, I would guess,” Verghese said. “My point here is that this diagnosis, as clever as it was, also might have been made much earlier had we had a good relationship with this patient and had some sense of who that person was, as an individual.”1．What should doctors do according to Verghese?A．Use machines less frequently.B．Know more about patients as people.C．Try to make an early diagnosis of patients.D．Keep up with the development of technology.2．What does Verghese think of medical equipment?A．It needs to be improved greatly.B．It will replace doctors sooner or later.C．It may give patients incorrect treatment.D．It is of great help in diagnosing illnesses.3．Which statement is NOT true about the 64-year-old man mentioned in the text?A．He lived on his own.B．He lived a healthy lifestyle.C．He suffered from a rare disease.D．He always ate processed meats.4．What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?A．To introduce some medical tools.B．To advise doctors to get to know patients better.C．To describe the development of medical science.D．To show the importance of machines in medical operations.（2021·四川射洪·二模）A Woman’s Touch Can Save St. Louis Lives!St. Louis is in danger unless you can help. The City Health Department and the Red Cross make this urgent appeal to the women of the city for aid.Flu is spreading in the city. All women who know anything about nursing are needed urgently now.Hospital wards are overcrowded and health care staff are working around the clock and they are really worn out. Many patients can’t receive effective medical treatment. Although the death rate is low, there are a large number of cases where nursing is necessary. May homes are without help.Without your aid many citizens of St. Louis will die of NEGLECT and not of flu. We need you today.Employers should support all women employees having nursing experience of knowledge.Register now for paid services in the following:Practical nurses: those with practical experience but less training than a registered nurse.Graduate nurses: those just having completed their academic studies but not completed the requirements to become a registered nurse.Nurse aids: health care workers expected to work in places like nursing homes, where they may help patients with many of their basic care needs.Note: Cooks and cleaners are also in need.Register at 1005 Frisco Building or Phone Us at 271-1700.HELP St. Louis Meet This Crisis!5．Which of the following are the most needed?A．Cleaners B．Cooks C．Nurses D．Assistants 6．How can you register if you’re interested?A．By giving a phone call.B．By writing a letter.C．By entering the website.D．By sending an e-mail.7．What type of writing is the text?A．An introduction B．A reviewC．A news report D．An advertisement（2021·四川南充·二模）In the winter of 1910, Dr. Wu Lien-teh stepped off a train in the northern Chinese city of Harbin. He was there to solve a medical mystery, at great personal risk. Over the past few months, an unknown disease had swept along the railways of northeast China, killing 99.9%of its victims. The Qing Imperial court had sent the Cambridge-educated Dr. Wu north to stop the epidemic (流行病).When Dr Wu arrived in Harbin on Christmas Eve, 1910, he carried little in the way of medical instruments and had only one assistant. One of Wu’s first acts upon arrival was to set up special quarantine (隔离) units and to order lockdowns to stop infected persons from traveling and spreading the disease. He had teams check households for possible cases, and even managed to convince authorities to completely close the railways in the early weeks of 1911. Of particular concern was the upcoming Chinese New Year holiday, which had become a great annual migration of people traveling across the country to see their families.Thanks to Dr. Wu’s efforts, the number of victims began to die down, and by March 1, 1911, the epidemic was fully contained. The pneumonic plague outbreak of 1910-1911 lasted nearly four months, affected five provinces and six major cities, and accounted for over 60,000 deaths. It is clear that without the brave and decisive actions taken by Dr. Wu, it could have been much worse. Had the epidemic gone unchecked, allowing holiday rail passengers to spread the disease to the rest of China could have meant a catastrophic loss of life and possibly a global health crisis.In April 1911, Dr. Wu chaired an International Plague Conference in Shenyang, attended byscientists from 11 counties including the United States, Great Britain, Russia, Japan and France. They praised Dr. Wu for his handling of the 1910-1911 outbreak. For a time, Dr. Wu was the world’s most famous plague fighter, a title be defended in a malaria epidemic in China in 1919, and a return of plague in 1921.8．What was Dr Wu’s mission in 1910?A．To take personal risk.B．To provide medical education.C．To end an epidemic.D．To investigate the number of victims. 9．Which of Dr Wu’s acts stopped the disease from spreading nationwide?A．Setting up special organizations.B．Convincing authorities to close railways. C．Carrying with him medical instruments.D．Checking households for possible cases. 10．What can we infer from the third paragraph?A．The disease worsened after Mach 1,1911.B．The world was saved from a major epidemic in 1911.C．60,000 people would have died without Dr. Wu’s efforts.D．A global health crisis followed the 1910-1911 outbreak.11．What can we know about Dr. Wu from the last paragraph?A．He was infected with malaria in 1919.B．He travelled worldwide hosting conferences.C．He claimed epidemic would never happen again.D．He continued to fight epidemics in China after 1911.（2021·江苏·南京外国语学校模拟预测）Knotting his brows at some medical reports, one old man sensed a potential danger. On that day, 59 citizens in Wuhan had caught pneumonia (肺炎) of unknown etiology. The phenomenon reminded him of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak that had spread across China 17 years ago. It was he who had come up with an effective treatment for SARS.China’s most respectable epidemiologist (流行病学家), 84-year-old Zhong Nanshan, is widely known to the public as the hero who defeated SARS. After a lifetime researching respiratory diseases, he was keenly aware that the new pneumonia may not be a simple disease, but a Pandora’s box that could engulf the world.Zhong grew up in a family of doctors, and lives by a simple motto: save lives and always behonest. In 2003, when SARS spread across China, he volunteered to treat patients, staying in hospital wards for weeks on end to study the disease. At the same time, he also spent countless nights in his lab looking for a cure for the deadly disease. His efforts paid off. Months later, his treatment plan for SARS was adopted by China and then the whole world, saving thousands of lives.Zhong is also known for an incident. When authorities announced that the virus had been brought under control, he publicly criticized the assessment, deciding instead to tell the public the truth. In one post-SARS interview, he said: “I couldn’t help myself. I said it’s not all under control.” His virtue (美德) won widespread praise from the Chinese public, who hailed him as a hero.Seventeen years later, the old man is once again leading a team in a battle. Although this new virus is known to be particularly dangerous to the elderly, Zhong paid little attention to his own safety. On January 29, he and his colleagues spent over six hours on an online medical inquiry, checking five patients who were in critical condition.“The hospitals are our battlefield, and doctors and nurses are warriors. When we are needed, we should charge forward, because this is our duty!” said Zhong.As well as treating the patients, Zhong is also a messenger who delivers factual updates of COVID-19 to the public. Being unfamiliar with social medical platforms, he has asked colleagues to help him make videos aimed at calming fears about the virus and teaching the public how to prevent the disease, such as how to wash hands or wear a mask correctly.While praised as hero, Zhong told the media that Wuhan, the center of China’s COVID-19 outbreak and where tens of thousands of citizens have been confined to their homes for weeks to prevent the spread of the disease, also deserves that honor.12．What does the underlined word “engulf” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A．Sweep over.B．Get over.C．Take over.D．Pull over.13．What does the third and fourth paragraph mainly want to tell us?A．Zhong didn’t hesitate to voice the truth.B．Zhong is a virtuous and honest doctor.C．Zhong’s honesty was highly praised in China.D．Zhong and his team worked on end in the lab.14．According to the passage, Zhong has done the following EXCEPT___________. A．educating people on COVID-19 preventionB．making great contributions to SARS treatmentC．giving a daily check on COVID-19 patientsD．inspiring doctors and nurses to charge forward like warriors15．What does Zhong think of Wuhan?A．A Pandora’s box.B．A city of heroes.C．A place full of secrets.D．A window for observation.（2020·山东省济钢高级中学一模）As a first responder, you never know what type of situation you might walk into, or who you’ll meet along the way. That’s definitely been the case for Jeffrey Lanenberg, a 51-year-old paramedic(急救医务人员) since 1984.Ten years into the job, Lanenberg received a call that reported that a man in his early 30s had fallen down in the Mall of America. When Lanenberg and his partner arrived at the scene, they found the young male face down on the ground. He had gone unconscious, making weak attempts to breathe. His wife stood beside him holding their small son in horror. They quickly rushed to defibrillate(除颤) and calm the man to keep him under control. After Lanenberg dropped the patient off at the neighboring hospital, he thought about the man and his family for a long time.Lanenberg thought he had experienced everything under the sun until one random visit to Office Max three years ago, where he met a man repeatedly walk back and forth while staring at him. As it turned out, the man was the patient he had saved 20 years earlier.＂You gave me 20 years more than I ever thought I’d have,＂the man said. He thanked Lanenberg repeatedly and told him he had someone he wanted him to meet. He stepped around the corner and reappeared with a 20-something-year-old man. Lanenberg instantly knew that it was the son he had seen standing by his mother all those years ago.＂That day changed my life,＂Lanenberg said. ＂Before that, everything was about work…When I talk to my beginner-training class, I tell them you never know the impact you can have on someone’s life.＂16．What did Lanenberg do with the young man?A．He gave the man the first aid.B．He cured the man at the scene.C．He only sent the man to hospital.D．He took care of the man’s wife and son. 17．What did Lanenberg think of the encounter with the man?A．It was unbelievable.B．It was a common routine.C．It was a matter of course.D．It was a dangerous situation.18．Why was the man thankful to Lanenberg?A．Lanenberg helped bring up his little son.B．Lanenberg donated to support his family.C．Lanenberg gave him the present happy life.D．Lanenberg taught his son to be a new doctor.19．How did the meeting change Lanenberg’s life?A．He changed his attitude to his job.B．He was rewarded with much money.C．He got a promotion to be a team leader.D．He took up teaching work to train newcomers.（2020·陕西·西安中学二模）After the cure of pneumonia, Wuhan Dad reread the letter his daughter left at the bedside, tears filled his eyes. In the second vlog series, make a video call to a friend in Wuhan, China Daily reporter Xiao Peng interviewed three Wuhan residents by video and phone, among whom three have just been released from isolation. Their lives have been transformed by pneumonia (肺炎) caused by the new coronavirus (冠状病毒).The first interviewee was Tian Fuxin from Wuhan. He was admitted to hospital on January 20 and discharged from hospital on January 30 after 10 days of isolation treatment.“When I was admitted to hospital, I was very anxious. But after a few days I was OK. And if you’re infected by the novel coronavirus, the government covers your medical expenses. Our meals are the same as the doctors’ and nurses’”.“Every time I saw them in their protective gear, I felt moved because I know that stuff must be awful to wear, with goggles fogged up and so on. I can’t thank them enough. Those patients who were discharged early like us are very grateful to the people who helped us, because without them, it’s hard to say how we could have survived.”Worried about his daughter’s safety, the family had her back to the university in Shanghai before the closure. She was quarantined in Shanghai on the first day of the lunar New Year and was recently confirmed to be well enough to end the quarantine. The daughter left her father a letter in which she read between the lines her guilt not being able to accompany him and her love for him.“I can’t look after you every time you are in hospital. I was right with you, though I didn’t realize how ill you were. Nothing could be done except get away.” “Dad, I love you. After growing up, I think I’ve never said that. You must hold on. I can’t live without you, Dad.” “Don’t be pessimistic. Little psychological tricks are helpful. You have to tell yourself I am feeling better.”Because of infectious virus as well as its outbreak Tian Fuxin fell ill, experiencing a period of fighting the disease. However, he received the words his daughter had not long been able to speak out “Dad, I love you.”20．Whom does the underlined word “them” in the fourth paragraph refer to?A．Wuhan residents B．medical staffC．the three interviewees D．the government21．Which of the following is FALSE?A．The daughter couldn’t care for her father when he was in hospital.B．The meals of the pneumonia patients are quite different from those of doctors. C．daughter was also isolated in Shanghai on the first day of the lunar New Year.D．Tian Fuxin has been cured and has recovered from pneumonia.22．The daughter left the letter to ________.A．show little psychological tricks are helpfulB．inform him her being quarantined in ShanghaiC．encourage him to fight disease and she loved him all the way.D．to say goodbye to the father.23．The article comes from ________.A．a magazine B．a fiction C．a brochure D．a newspaper （2020·浙江东阳·三模）If you’ve ever taken a handwritten prescription(处方) from a doctor, it seems that you can never make sense of the letters. Bad handwriting almost seems like arequirement for graduating medical school.However, it’s not like only people with bad handwriting are attracted to the medical field. Ruth Brocato, MD, primary care doctor with Mercy Medical Center says she went from winning a handwriting award in grade school to having totally unreadable handwriting now. So why?For one thing, doctors have to write more than just about any other job. Long days plus tons of writing equals a very tired hand. Most doctors’ handwriting gets worse over the course of the day as those small hand muscles get overworked, says Asher Goldstein, MD, pain management doctor with Genesis Pain Centers. If doctors could spend an hour with every patient, they might be able to slow down and give their hands a rest. But the fact is, most physicians are rushing around to the next patient. With so many patients to see in a limited time, doctors are more concerned with getting the information down than perfecting their handwriting.The jargon (术语) that doctors deal with also lends itself to bad handwriting. For instance, QD is shorthand for a Latin phrase meaning “one a day” and TID means “three times a day.” Your pharmacist would know exactly what your doctor meant, but you’d probably just write it off as chicken scratch.Now, doctors are moving toward electronic medical records to cut down on errors. No studies have looked into whether the yearly death rate from wrong prescriptions has gone down, but doctors agree there’s less chance for errors.Of course, typing everything isn’t perfect either. There’s still the possibility of entering, say, 30 instead of 300. While we’re all for electronic medical records, we’ll write by hand whenever we can. Now, learn about these secrets hospitals don’t want to tell you—but every patient should know.24．How many reasons are mentioned in the passage to explain why doctors are likely to have bad handwriting?A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．Four25．Which of the following statements is true?A．Only people with bad handwriting are attracted to the medical field.B．Most doctors’ handwriting gets better over the course of the day.C．QD is shorthand for a Latin phrase meaning “three times as day”.D．There is less chance for errors by using electronic medical records.26．What’s the author’s attitude towards handwritten prescriptions?A．Supportive.B．Disapproving.C．Indifferent.D．Concerned.27．What’s the best title for the passage?A．No time left for doctors to write well.B．Secrets that hospitals don’t want to tell you.C．Reasons why most doctors have bad handwriting.D．Errors reduced by using electronic medical records.（2020·江苏南京·三模）In 2010, after six years of training and further six years on the wards, I resigned from my job as a junior doctor. My parents still haven’t forgiven me.Last year, the General Medical Council wrote to me to say they were taking my name off the medical register. It wasn’t exactly a huge shock, as I hadn’t practiced medicine in half a decade.It was, however, excellent news for my spare room, as I cleared out box after box of old paperwork, tearing files up fast. One thing I did rescue from the jaws of death was my training portfolio (档案袋). All doctors are recommended to log their clinical experience, in what’s known as reflective practice. On looking through this portfolio for the first time in years, my reflective practice seemed to involve going up to my hospital on-call room and writing down anything remotely interesting that had happened that day.Among the funny and the dull, I was reminded of the long hours and the huge impact being a. junior doctor had on my life. Reading back, it felt extreme and unreasonable in terms of what was expected of me, but at the time I’d just accepted it as part of the job. There were points where I wouldn’t have stepped back if an entry read “had to eat a helicopter today”.Around the same time that I was reliving all this through my diaries, junior doctors in the here and now were coming under fire from politicians. I couldn’t help but feel doctors were struggling to get their side of the story across (probably because they were at work the whole time) and it struck me that the public weren’t hearing the truth about what it actually means to be a doctor. Rather than shrugging my shoulders and ignoring the evidence, I decided I had to do something to redress the balance.So here they are: the diaries I kept during my time in the NHS, verruca’s and all. What it’slike working on the front line, the consequences in my personal life, and how, one terrible day, it all became too much for me. (Sorry for the spoiler of my book beforehand, but you still watched Titanic knowing how that was going to play out.)Along the way, I’ll help you out with the medical terminology and provide a bit of context about what each job involved. Unlike being a junior doctor, I won’t just drop you in the deep end and expect you to know exactly what you’re doing.28．Which of the following can be put in the blank in Paragraph 2?A．But I found it a hard job to pick up my practice of medicine.B．But I found it an easy task to turn over a new leaf in the long term.C．But I found it a simple act to get involved in self-reflection as a junior doctor.D．But I found it a big deal on an emotional level to permanently close this chapter of my life.29．The author cleared out box after box of old paperwork so fast because .A．he was disappointed at being dismissed from the NHSB．being removed from his position served his purposeC．being rescued from the jaws of death discouraged himD．he had promised to keep his patients' personal information secret30．The phrase “had to eat a helicopter today” in Paragraph 4 indicates that a junior doctor has to .A．work hard for promotion B．equip himself with practical skills C．look through all the portfolios D．live up to some extreme expectations 31．Which of the following best explains “redress the balance” underlined in Paragraph 5? A．Argue with politicians.B．Tell the full story of doctors.C．Collect more solid evidence.D．Win the support of the public.32．What does the author intend to do by writing this article?A．Reveal what it means to be a junior doctor.B．Inform readers of some medical knowledge.C．Give some background information on a book.D．Encourage more people to practice medicine.33．What attitude does the author hold towards the NHS?A．Critical.B．AppreciativeC．Ambiguous.D．Doubtful.参考答案：1．B2．D3．B4．B【解析】【导语】本文是一篇说明文。

定额市鞍钢阳光实验学校2014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题（52）及答案Today, mere's hardly an aspect of our life that isn't being upended by the tons of information available on the hundreds of millions of sites crowding the Internet, not to mention its ability to keep us in constant touch with each other via electronic mail．"If the automobile and aerospace technology had exploded at the same pace as computer and information technology," says Microsoft, "a new car would cost about $ 2 and go 600 miles on a small quantity of gas．And you could buy a Booing 747 for the cost of a pizza．"Probably the biggest payoff, however, is the billions of dollars the Internet is saving companies in producing goods and serving for the needs of their customers． Nothing like it has been seen since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, when power-driven machines began producing more in a day than men could turn out in nearly a year．"We view the growth of the Internet and e-commerce as a global trend," says Merrill Lynch, "along the lines of printing press, the telephone, the computer, and electricity．"You would be hard pressed to name something mat isn't available on the Internet． Consider: books, health care, movie tickets, construction materials, baby clothes, stocks, cattle feed, music, electronics, antiques, tools, real estate, toys, autographs of famous people, wine and airline tickets．And even after you've moved on to your final resting place, there’s no reason those you love can't keep in touch．A company called FinalThoughts．com offers a place for you to store "afterlife e-mails" you can send to Heaven with the help of a "guardian angel．”Kids today are so computer literate that it in fact ensures the United States will remain the unchallenged leader in cyberspace for the foreseeable（能预测的） future． Nearly all children in families with incomes of more man $75,000 a year have home computers, according to a study by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation．Youngsters from ages 2 to 17 at all income levels have computers, with 52% of those connected to the Internet．Most kids use computers to play games （some for 30 hours or more a week）, and many teenage girls mink nothing of rushing home from school to have e-mail chats with friends they have just left．What's clear is that, whether like it or not, the Internet is an ever growing part of our lives and there is no turning back．"The Internet is just 20% invented," says resistant design cyber pioneer Jake Winebaum．"The last 80% is happening now．"17．What can we learn from the Microsoft's remark?A．Today's cars and airplanes are extremely overpriced．B．Information technology is developing at an amazing speed．C．．Information technology has reached the point where improvementis difficult.D．There's more competition in information technology industry than in car industry．18．The author gives the example of FinalThoughts．com to make the point that .A．there are some genius ideas on the InternetB．almost anything is available on the InternetC．people can find good bargains on the InternetD．some websites provide novel services to increase hits19．What can we learn from the fourth paragraph?A．There is a link between income and computer ownership．B．Many American children don't put computers to good use．C．Studies show that boys are more computer literate than girls.D．The U．S．will stay ahead in the information technology in years．20．What is the message the author intends to convey?A．The Internet is going to get firm hold of our lives some day．B．The Internet is going to influence our lives even more greatly．C．We should have a positive attitude towards the changes the Internet brings．D．Children should be well prepared for the challenges in theinformation age．参考答案17-20 BBDB【南平一中2013三模】BUntil last spring, Nia Parker and the other kids in her neighborhood went to school on Bus 59. But as fuel prices rose, the school district needed to find a way to cut its transportation costs. So the school’s busing company redrew its route map, canceling Nia’s bus. Now Nia and her neighbors travel the half mile to school via a “walking school bus”—a group of kids, supervised (监护) by an adult or two, who make the walk together.Many parents are delighted to see their kids walking to school, partly because many did so themselves. According to a 1979 survey, nearly half of school kids walked or biked to school, compared with only 16 percent in 2011. Modern parents have been unwilling to let kids walk to school for fear of traffic, crime or simple bullying, but with organized adult supervision, those concerns have reduced.Schools and busing companies are finding other ways to save money. In rural areas where busing is a must, some schools have even chosen four-day school weeks. Busing companies instruct drivers to cancel extra stops from routes and to turn off the engine while idling(挂空挡). They are also using computer software to determine the most fuel-efficient routes, which aren’t always the shortest ones.There could be disadvantages, however, to the busing cutbacks. Ifevery formerly bused student begins walking to school, it’s an environmental win—but if too many of their parents decide to drive them instead, the overall carbon footprint can grow. Replacing buses with many more parent-driven cars can also increase safety risks. A 2011 report concluded students are 13 times safer on a school bus than in a passenger car, since buses have fewer accidents and withstand (经受住) them better due to their size. And some students complain about the long morning hikes, particularly when the route contains a really big hill.60.According to the passage, how does Nia Parker go to school now?A. By bus.B. By car.C. On foot.D. By bike.61. In regards to walking to school, modern parents seem much concerned with the _____.A. safety of their kidsB. kids’ physical strengthC. time spent on the wayD. changes in the route62. To save money, some schools choose to _____.A. shorten the school weekB. take the shortest routesC. stop using school busesD. usefuel-efficient buses63. Busing cutbacks may lead to _____. A. fewer complaints about long morning hikesB. more students taking public transportationC. an increase in carbon dioxide emissionsD. a decrease in the safety of school buses【参考答案】60-63 CA A C阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项AWomen enjoy free time less than men, a new study finds. And it’s getting worse.When men have free time, they feel less rushed. However, women do not feel less rushed after work.The results suggest that mothers in particular feel the pressures of children and housework even when they have time to relax. The meanings of free time for men and women are quite different, said Saver, the assistant professor of this study.The study was based on two national surveys, one in the mid-1970s involving 708 people and the other in the late 1990s with 1,151 participants.The participants kept diaries on how they spent a specific 24-hour period. They were also asked how often they felt rushed during a typical day -- never, sometimes or always.The workload increased for women between 1975 and 1998, especially in comparison with men.In 1975, women and men had similar amounts of free time, but by 1998 women had had less leisure time than men."Women worked more hours in paid employment in 1998 than they did in 1975, Saver said. "The amount of time they spent in household labor decreased during that period, but not enough to offset (抵消) the increase in paid work hours."The chance of feeling sometimes or always rushed was more than twice as high for married women with children than it was for single, childless women, But men who were married and had children didn't feel more rushed than single, childless men.Saver said other research suggests women still feel more responsible for taking care of children and housework, even if men are doing more than they once did.1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Women won't think about their children or housework when they have free time.B. When men have free time, they will feel as rushed as when they are busy.C. Men spend more time at work than before, but they feel less rushed.D. After marriage, men also help to do some housework.2. The purpose of the author writing this article is to______.A. encourage women to enjoy more free timeB. introduce the results of current researchC. describe the differences between men and womenD. explain the reasons for women’s pressures3. Compared with single, childless men, men who were married _______.A. had to spend more time on workB. had to do more houseworkC. could enjoy less leisure timeD. didn't feel more rushed4. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Men Hold More Social ResponsibilitiesB. Women Suffer from More IllnessesC. Women Feel More Rushed than MenD. Men Get More Rewards from Work参考答案-----------DBDCBThere are several ski hills that can be found locally, and not so locally. Here's a bit of an informal snow report for any visitors to the city who may be unfamiliar with the local options for skiing. Sunshine VillageSunshine is definitely the premier ski hill in the area. Of all the hills in Alberta, Sunshine is the one that has earned international renown. Ticket prices are cheaper this year than they have been in the past. Adults pay $76.5, seniors $61.5, and children only pay $26.5. At present, they have a snow base of 107 cm. The terrain (地形) is a mix of both easy and hard runs.Lake LouiseOf all the ski resorts nearby it is the largest with 4,200 acres of ski-able terrain. It has the best balance between easy and difficult runs, and it gets snow of 93 cm right now. Adults pay $75.5, seniors pay $54.5, and children pay $24.5. Lake Louise is a great choice for anyone looking to do some easy access backcountry skiing.NakiskaWhile it will be opening shortly, Nakiska is popular to the public. Currently, they have a base of 71cm. The terrain at Nakiska is varied, but slants (倾斜) more towards the easy side. It's the best place for families to go skiing as there is a lot of beginner and kid terrain. Tickets are relatively cheap. Adults pay $64.5, seniors pay $51.5, and children only pay $19.5.Olympic ParkO.P. was built for the 1988 Winter Olympics in Canada, and it is a world-class facility (设施） for almost every winter sport. It has facilities not only for skiing, but also for all kinds of other activities. It has a snow base of 102 cm, but it isn't the primary focus. However, with tickets starting at $5 and capping at $39, it is very inexpensive.5. What can we know about Sunshine Village?A. It is a ski hill in Europe.B. Its snow is the thickest of the four.C. It is suitable for ski beginners.D. its ticket prices are getting more expensive.6. What does the underlined word "renown" mean in the passage?A. Good attraction.B. Place of interest.C. Prize or reward.D. Fame or reputation.7. Which will be the best choice for someone who is fond of other sports games besides skiing?A. Sunshine Village.B. Lake Louise.C. Olympic Park.D. Nakiska.8. How much will a woman pay if she and her husband with two children go skiing in the best family place?A. 168 dollars.B. 103.5 dollars.C. 209 dollars.D. 129.5 dollars.参考答案----------BDCA【南平一中2013三模】CIt's still there, the Vietnamese school where my brother and I used to go. Even with a new coat of paint and the high wire fence, the school I knew ten years ago remains the same.Every day at 5 p.m., instead of flying kites with our friends, my brother and I had to go to Vietnamese school. No amount of kicking, screaming, or arguing could stop my mother, who was determined to have us learn the language of our culture. She held us by the collar and walked with us the seven long, hilly blocks from our home to school, leaving our tearful faces before the front of the school.We all sat in little chairs in a big empty room, which had a slight smell of old clothes that had been stored for a long time. I hated that smell. There was a stage far to the right, with an American flag on one side and the flag of the Republic of Vietnam on the other side.Although the school mainly taught language - speaking, reading, dictation - the lessons always began with an exercise in politeness. With the entrance of the teacher, the best student would tap a bell and everyone would get up, and say in Vietnamese, "How are you, teacher?"The language always made me embarrassed. More often than not, I had tried to separate myself from the loud voice that followed me whenever I went to the American supermarket outside our area. The voice belonged to my grandmother, a small old woman who could shout louder than anyone on the street. Her Vietnamese was quick, it was loud, it was not beautiful.In our area, the comings and goings of hundreds of Vietnamese on their daily tasks sounded crazy. I did not want to be thought of as being mad, as talking stupid. When I spoke English, people nodded at me, smiled and encouraged me. Even Vietnamese people would laugh and say that I'd do well in life.My brother was even stricter than I about speaking English. He was especially cruel towards my mother, scolding her for her poor English. Bits of Vietnamese were often mixed in her conversation.After two years of struggle, I finally divorced my culture. I was permitted to stop Vietnamese school. I thought of myself as American. At last, I thought I was one of you; I wasn't one of them.Sadly, I am only an American.64. What can be learned from the passage?A. Th e author’s brother liked learning Vietnamese.B. The author’s mother taught him English at home.C. The author didn’t like learning Vietnamese when he was young.D. The author’s mother put her sons in a language school in Vietnam.65. The author often felt embarrassed because ________.A. his Vietnamese was not beautiful enoughB. he could not fly kites like other kids at schoolC. his grandma spoke Vietnamese loudly in publicD. his mother always treated him rudely in the market66. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the author feels ________.A. frightenedB. peacefulC. satisfiedD. regretful67. What’s the theme of the passage?A. It is important to adapt to a new environment.B.It is important to appreciate your own culture.C. It is important to remember your childhood.D. It is important to learn a foreign language.【参考答案】64-67 CCDB。